Brazil: Homicides drop 30% in November in the state of Rio de Janeiro
In the state of Rio de Janeiro, murders fell 30% in November compared to the same month in 2020. In...
December 21, 2021Topic
homicides
Homicides in Brazil in 1st half 2021 down 8% from 1st half 2020 – Survey
In the first six months of 2021, there were 21,042 violent deaths in the country, compared to 22,838 in the...
August 20, 2021
Homicide rates rise again in Brazil in 2020 after two years in decline
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After two years in decline, the rate of intentional violent deaths (homicides) grew 4% in...
July 15, 2021
Rio de Janeiro Sees Thefts Decline, but Homicides Increase
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Data released yesterday (August 14th) by the Institute of Public...
August 15, 2018
Brazil Registers Record 63,880 Homicides in 2017
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian Public Security Forum released data on violent...
August 10, 2018
Rio de Janeiro Registers Spike in Violence in February 2017
Data shows increased homicide rates and record auto theft rates for the month, while decrease in arrests.
March 29, 2017
Rio State Registers 15 Homicides Per Day in November
From January through November, there were 4.572 homicides in the state, with an increase seen in police killing citizens and...
December 23, 2016
Study Shows Brazil Among Leaders in Child Homicides
Survey states that that twenty-nine children and teenagers were murdered per day in Brazil in 2013.
June 30, 2016
Homicides in Rio de Janeiro Spike 38.9 Percent Since 2015
In April 2015 there were 339 reported in Rio de Janeiro, compared to April 2016 with 471 reported homicides, a...
May 24, 2016